
flush
词源
源自中古英语fluschen,可能模仿液体流动的声音,16世纪开始用于描述面部发红,18世纪发展出'齐平'的含义。
verb
❶ 指液体快速流动或冲洗,常用于描述冲厕所或用水冲洗物体表面。
“Please flush the toilet after use.”
(使用后请冲马桶。)
“She flushed the wound with clean water.”
(她用清水冲洗伤口。)
❶ 指因情绪激动而脸红,通常由害羞、愤怒或兴奋引起。
“Her face flushed with embarrassment.”
(她尴尬得脸红了。)
“He flushed angrily when accused of lying.”
(被指责说谎时他气得满脸通红。)
noun
❶ 指冲洗的动作或过程,如厕所冲水或系统清除数据。
“Give the toilet a quick flush.”
(快速冲一下马桶。)
“The database needs a complete flush.”
(数据库需要完全清空。)
❶ 指突然涌上的情绪或面色变化,特别是脸红的状态。
“A flush of anger rose to her face.”
(一阵愤怒的红晕涌上她的脸。)
“He had a healthy flush after exercise.”
(运动后他脸色红润健康。)
adjective
❶ 形容完全齐平的状态,指两个表面处于同一平面没有凸起或凹陷。
“The door sits flush with the wall.”
(门与墙面完全齐平。)
“Make sure the tiles are flush against each other.”
(确保瓷砖彼此完全贴合。)
❶ 形容资金充裕的状态,特指短时间内拥有大量现金。
“He's flush with cash after getting his bonus.”
(拿到奖金后他手头很宽裕。)
“The company was flush with profits last quarter.”
(公司上个季度利润丰厚。)
常见短语
flush out — 通过冲洗或强迫手段使某物离开隐藏处,常用于描述清除杂质或揭露隐藏事物。
“The police operation flushed out the criminals.”
(警方行动迫使罪犯现形。)
in the first flush of — 形容处于某个阶段最初的旺盛或新鲜状态,多用于描述青春、爱情等初期阶段。
“They were in the first flush of romance.”
(他们正处于热恋初期。)